The Madera Coyotes boys basketball team found itself in 12-point first half hole against the Matilda Torres Toros in a match-up before Christmas. The Coyotes battled back to tie the game and hold off the Toros for a 52-49 non-conference victory on December 23 at Torres. Stevie Estrada led the comeback with 21 points and 12 rebounds. He added four steals. Alex Rodriguez scored 14 points and Jeremiah Burk had 10 with five rebounds.

The Matilda Torres girls basketball team is looking for another run in the Div. V Central Section playoffs and took care of the Madera Coyotes before Christmas. The Toros outscored the Coyotes 39-8 in the first half and jumped out to a 51-13 third quarter lead before cruising to a 56-22 victory December 23 at Torres. The Toros had 10 different players score in victory, led by Kaylin Perez with 15 points and seven rebounds, five offensive.

Julian Ornelas/The Madera Tribune The class at Alpha Elementary poses after receiving hoodies from Cal-Pacific Supply. Cal-Pacific donated more than 600 hoodies to every student and staff member at Alpha. For the fifth year in a row, Cal-Pacific Supply owner Mike Alamari and Pacific Farm Management donated hoodies to every student and staff member at schools in Madera Unified with Alpha Elementary School getting this year’s donation. The donation comes just in time as colder

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune The Liberty Hawks celebrate at center court after defeating the Yosemite Badgers, 28-26, to win the first Liberty Hawks Holiday Classic on December 20 at Liberty.  The Liberty Hawks girls basketball team were right where they wanted to be — in the championship game of its own tournament in the first year. However, they didn’t expect to be scoreless through the first quarter.  The Hawks just wanted to make things more interesting for their fans.

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune Madera freshman Janyah Spotwood shoots over a Sanger defender during the first half of Thursday’s road loss to the Apaches. Spotwood led the Coyotes with 15 points and 10 rebounds.  SANGER — The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team committed 25 turnovers in the first half that led to a 27-6 Sanger Apache halftime lead in a non-conference loss.  The Coyotes did better in the second half, but still turned the ball over 40 times in a 63-35 loss Th

Tyler Takeda/The Madera Tribune The Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team celebrates at center court after a 46-24 victory over the Mendota Aztecs to win the fifth annual Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational at Torres.  Mitchell scores 1,000th point With the help of J’Lynn Mitchell’s 22 points, the Matilda Torres Toros girls basketball team easily dispatched the Mendota Aztecs to win their own Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational. In what is becoming one of the best rivalries among Mati

For The Madera Tribune Madera Coyote wrestlers show off some of the many toys they received during a toy drive during their dual meet with Lemoore on Thursday.  The Madera Coyote wrestling team’s first toy drive was a success, as was its match-up with the Lemoore Tigers in Joe Flores Gym.  The Coyotes brought in more than 100 toys for Madera Unified children and defeated the Tigers 59-10 in the dual meet Thursday.  In fact, the Coyotes won their first 11 matches of the evenin

The Madera Coyotes girls basketball team advanced to the fifth place game of the Cen-Cal Holiday Invitational at Matilda Torres, but couldn’t match Yosemite’s height in a 43-34 loss.  The Coyotes battled, but couldn’t come back from a 16-8 first quarter in Saturday’s loss.  Janyah Spotwood recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds with seven on the offensive glass. She also led the team with four steals. Rylie Fernandez added eight points, but they were the only